Umbrella construction.



H. E. SCHULTZ, JR. & F. WETTEROTH. UMBRELLA CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1912.

1,060,719. Patented May 6, 1913.

HERMAN E. SCHULTZ, JR., AND FRANK I CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

WETTEROTH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AS-

SIGNORS T0 ZITTLOSEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ST. IlOUIS, MISSOURI, A W

UMBRELLA CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1912. Serial No. 691,475.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HERMAN E. SCHULTZ, J r., and FRANK WETTEROTH,citizens of the United States of America, residing at St. Louis,Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Umbrella Construction,of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description aswill enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to inakeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification.

Our invention relates to the construction of umbrellas and has for itsobject the provision of simple and effective means for securing thecloth of the cover to the tip of the umbrella rib. v

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate two forms of umbrellasmade in accordance with our invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation, ona reduced scale, of a portion of our preferred form of umbrella; Fig. 2is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view of one of theumbrella tips and fastening member, the fasteni'ig member beingpartially open; Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken at right anglesto'Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4,

. but showing a slight modification.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views ofthe drawings.

10 represents the umbrella rib and 11 the tip. These two parts may beintegral, but we prefer to form tip 11 separately and to secure it tothe rib 10 by inserting the said rib in a socket 12 formed in the innerend of the tip 11. Formed in the tip 11 are a pair of circumferentialooves 13 and 14 respec- The portion between these two grooves 13 and 14is preferably provided with rounded shoulder 15, while the forward andrear shoulders 16 and 17 are made square, as best shown in Figs. 2 and4. Surrounding the tip 11 is a clamping member 18,

which is split, as shown in Fig. 3.

19 represents the cloth of the cover. A

portion of this cloth- 19 is inserted between the tip 11 and clampingmember 18 and the ends of the latter are brought together so as tofirmly clamp the cloth between the two parts. The cloth is insertedbetween the two parts from the outer end and the body of the cloth isfolded back over the clamping member so that-the tension of the clothtends to force the clamping member against the outer rounded shoulder 15and the square shoulder 17 so that the tension of the cloth increasesthe clamping effect and, at the same time, the square shoulders 16 and'17 assist in preventing tipping and consequent spreading of theclamping member, the tendency to tip being'due to the fact that thestrain falls on only a side of this member.

- In Fig. 6, we have shown a modification in which the single clampingmember 18 is replaced by a pair of clamping rings 20, one being placedin each of the grooves 13 and 14. In this construction, the action ofthe,

parts is substantially the .same, except, of course, that the inner ring20 will not be forced against the shoulder 17 by'the tension of thecloth, age or spreading of the outer ring 20, in which' case the innerring will hold the cloth in position.

Having fully described our invention,

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. The combination-with the tip of an umbrella rib, of a clampingmember, said tip being provided with a shoulder arranged at the innerend of said clamping member and cooperating therewith, and a coverhaving a portion inserted between said tip and clamping member,;the bodyof said cover being foldedback over the clamping member.

2. The combination with the rib of an umbrella, of a removable tiptherefor provided with a clamping surface, of a clamping member movablerelatively to said tip Patented Mag 6,1913.

except in case of a breakand cooperating therewith, and a cover having aportion inserted between said tip and clamping member, the body of saidcover being folded back over the clamping member.

3. The combination with the tip of an I umbrella rib, said tip beingprovided with a circumferential groove, of a clamping member situated insaid groove,and a cover having a portion inserted from the outerendbetween said ,tip and clamping member, the body of said cover beingfolded back over the clamping member.

4. The combination with the tip of an umbrella rib, said tip beingprovided 'with a pair of circumferential grooves, of clamping meanssituated in said grooves, and a cover havingv a portion inserted fromthe,

outer end between 'said tip and clamping means, the body of said coverbeing folded back over the clamping means.

5. The combination with the tip of an umbrella rib, said tip beingprovided with a pair of circumferential grooves, of a clamping memberprovided with a pair of internal projections situated in said grooves,and a cover clamped between said member and tip. 6. The combination withthe tip of an umbrella rib, said tip being provided with a pair ofcircumferential grooves, of ;a clamping member provided with a pair ofinternal projections situated in said grooves, and a cover having aportion inserted from the outer end between said tip and clampingmember, the body of said cover being folded back over the clampingmember.

In testimony whereof, we have' set our hands and aflixed our sealsin-the presence of thetwo subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN E. SCHULTZ, JR. [LS-1 FRANK WETTER0TH. [L- 8-] l/Vitnesses:

W. A.-ALEXANDER, G. M. SHORE.

